The police
in Lagos stumbled upon a curious discovery after they found a supposed lunatic
with a pistol and ammunition.
The suspect
was apprehended by the security officials while allegedly trying to hide the
weapons.
He was
arrested in the Egbeda area of the state and is currently being interrogated by
the State Criminal Investigation Department.
Nigerian Eye
reports:
Eye-witnesses
said the ‘mad man’ had been loitering around the area for two months. However,
a curious passer‑by was said to have suspected him
when he saw him wrapping an object with a rag.
The ‘mad
man’ was said to have thereafter started looking sideways , apparently to
ascertain whether he was being watched, before he dumped the content wrapped
with the rag inside a container in the dump site.
The passer‑by was said to have alerted others who immediately rushed to
the dump site, only to discover that the ‘object’ was a double barrel pistol
and four cartridges, consequent upon which he (mad man) was apprehended and
handed over to Policemen at Gowon Estate.
Police
sources at the station told newsmen that during interrogation, the man’s speech
was incoherent.
Sources
said: “We tried to find out where he got the weapons from but he gave
meaningless response. He was later transferred to the SCID where investigation
is ongoing.
“Part of the
investigation will include taking him to the psychiatric hospital to ascertain
his mental stability before further investigation.”
Efforts to
reach the Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Ngozi Braide, failed as
her phone rang severally without response. But a senior police officer at the
Lagos State Command confirmed the arrest, saying thorough investigations would
be carried out to unravel how the suspect came about the arms.
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